Update

It's been awhile, sorry. Makenzie has been busy at school these past few weeks. She brings home a project almost every day and is singing a TON of new songs. Ms. Debbie (Makenzie's teacher) loves to sing and if the kids come home singing something new it's probably something she taught them. Makenzie has learned a lot of new songs. Ms. Debbie says Makenzie is doing really well in class and that she is a very sweet girl. I will second that. Makenzie is very sweet, loving, caring, considerate, and affectionate. For an only child (seeing her around other children) she is giving, great a sharing, doesn't tattle tale, and walks away when confrontation comes her way.

Makenzie is going to the potty with NO help at all now. She used to need help with getting her pants up and down and wiping but she does it all on her own now.

She has been practicing for the Church Christmas play this Winter. She practices on Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Yesterday she was such a good listener that she got to pick the first "grab bag" after practice. It was a green stick with propellers on it so that it would spin and fly like a helicopter. She played with that all night.

She is really enjoying have Uncle Steven and Jamie home. She played with them a lot last night. She came in my room and told me:

"I playing *wif Uncle *Steben's drums and him say 'don't *b-wake *dem cause I gonna sell dem' and I say 'I would *nebah b-wake dem Uncle Steben. Nebah *ebah. And him say 'ok be careful'. And dat is all of my *wurds."

I thought it was so funny. Instead of saying that's the end of the story she said that was all of her words. She says the funniest things. I wish I could video tape them all.

Here are a few pictures from our visit with the Steinhauser's last Sunday. I stole them from Carter's blog. I am you all have seen them. : )

*wif

*Steben = Steven

*b-wake= break

*dem= them

*nebah= never

*ebah= ever

*wurds= words